Local people travel and shop as Muscatine sees holidays
An assortment of short notices records residents visiting and returning home from Muscatine including Mrs Thomas George and Mrs J F Waltz from Gladwin, J J Niswander from Kinross, Miss Miriam Bliven from Oberlin, and Miss Lulu Stevens heading to Radcliff Indiana for holidays. Several others depart for home after visits, while stores advertise holiday coat specials at McColm's.
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J. F. Waltz
Gladwin
Muscatine
Christmas Programs At Franklin School
Franklin school held Christmas programs across grades with festive songs and recitations. Despite lower attendance in some classes, the spirit was strong as students performed pieces like The Christmas Tree and Father’s Christmas, and teachers and pupils enjoyed the last day of 1908.
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Franklin School
South Muscatine Observance Simple At Garfield School
Measles outbreak at Garfield school caused a feeble Christmas observance. Students and teachers showed little enthusiasm as programs were broken up and many children were home ill, reducing participation and impact of the post noon event.
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Garfield
Christmas Appetite and a Punches-Packed Afternoon
The article notes how appetite guides food choice, with a home remedy to aid digestion and restore balance. It then recounts a Christmas day incident where Louis Stoll struck Dave Albertson and George Harding, earning a 25 fine plus costs, ending with Stoll’s arrest and a chaotic police station scene.
How Christmas Was Saved or the Sorrows of Santa Claus
Sixth Grade program features Santa Claus Ellsworth Schmalz and a cast including Grace Butler as Mother Goose Jennie Wren Lissie Stien Ralph Strohm as Jack Frost Verna Dealing as Dame Rumor Gertrude Blass as Mother Shipton Chester Oppelt as William Tell Fred Jarck as Lo the Poor Indian Edward Brandat as Robinson Crusoe Ralph Suman as Friday Walter Shauland as Captain Kidd James Henderson as Robin Hood Earnhardt Lindlow as Man in the Moon Edward Facks as The Clerk of the Weather Charlie Henderson as Dick Whittington Essie Smith as Pocahontas Will Benninger as Rip Van Winkle.
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Santa Claus
Ellsworth Schmalz
Mother Goose
Grace Butler
Jennie Wren
Lessie Stien
Jack Frost
Ralph Strohm
Dame Rumor
Verna Dealing
Mother Shipton
Gertrude Blass
William Tell
Chester Oppelt
Fred Jarck
Robinson Crusoe
Edward Brandat
Ralph Suman
Captain Kidd
Walter Shauland
Robin Hood
James Henderson
Earnhardt Lindlow
Clerk of the Weather
Edward Facks
Dick Whittington
Charlie Henderson
Pocahontas
Essie Smith
Rip van Winkle
Will Benninger
Seventh and Eighth Grade Christmas Program Notes
South End locals report a school program featuring songs It Came Upon a Midnight Clear We Are the Children of the King and Message of Xmastide plus plays The Night Before Xmas Bird’s Xmas Carol and a bootblack song with performances by seventh and eighth graders Instrumental solo Nellie Hodgson recitation Bertha McCoy and expected visit from William Van Dorne arriving from Columbus Junction to stay with relatives Mrs M J Pack returns home from Columbus Junction yesterday afternoon
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Harriet McCormack
Nellie Hodgson
Bertha McCoy
Bird
Santa Claus
South End
William van Dorne
Columbus Junction
M. J. Pack
City Folks Spend Holidays Visiting Friends
John Freese returned to Rochester last evening after a day in the city visiting Miss Elsie Baker who has been attending school here and departed yesterday for Cotter to spend holidays. Martin J. Lantry of Neola Ia returned home after visiting at the home of his sister Mrs Oscar Meade. Mrs J L Denham of Letts Ia was a caller on South Muscatine friends and did some shopping. W H Phillips departed for Eldora Ia to visit over the holidays. Arthur Clifton, formerly employed at Davenport, will spend Christmas at his home in this city.
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John Freese
Rochester
Elsie Baker
Cotter
Martin J. Lantry
Neola
Oscar Meade
J. L. Denham
Letts
South Muscatine
W. H. Phillips
Eldora
Arthur Clifton
Davenport
Columbus Junction
Endsley
Lola
Allerton
M. A. Grimes
Clearfield
Ethel Edwards
Kansas City
Gallatan
Kan
Chas. Morgan
Washington
W. F. Bailey
M. A. Johnson
Avril
Ruth Lewis
Frank Vesper
Ashland
Geo. Wren
Sheridan
Wyo
Fred Hanft
Fred Flatt
Lettsville
Muscatine
D. R. Foster
Agnes Bebb
Jim Smith
Geo. Gerrard
Willie
Conesville
Lara McCullough
R. E. Tipton
Frank B. Wilson
Glendon
J. M. Mullen
M. J. Peck
V. Allen
Columbus City
Jake Smith
Hattie
Elsie Freeman
Anna Duncan
Elvin Walker
Wapello
Henry Lupton
Jess Foster
Helen Colton
Ed. Gambel
Flossie Ogier
Chicago Cardinals to Play Next Week
Muscatine fans will see fastball when the Mark White Cardinals of Chicago face Company C on December 31 and January 11. The new, star-filled Cardinals have defeated Hull House Five and other teams in Chicago and Indiana trips, and local KKautz and Asthalter will still be with the squad for the two games.
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Muscatine
Mark White Cardinals
Chicago
Mark Whites
Windy City
Hull House Five
Cardinals
Indiana
Kautz
Asthalter
Stomach Not The Source Of Dyspepsia, Says Ad
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as correcting lacking gastric juices and aiding digestion. It claims the stomach digests meals when used, enabling eating of various foods without dyspepsia. Endorsed by forty thousand physicians, the ad offers a free sample by mail from F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
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Esquimaux
Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bidg
Marshall, Mich
The Power of Truth at Grand Opera House
A new come dy drama The Power of Truth will be shown at the Grand opera house with matinee and night performances on December 27. The production is praised for its true foundation, touching sentiment, and compelling construction with thrilling situations and a profound moral story.
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Grand Opera House
Stranger Delivers Eye Punch in Police Court
Harding and Albertson describe a startling assault by a total stranger. Stoll pleads guilty after claiming intoxication and is fined 25 dollars plus costs, then leaves for Illinois with Christmas presents in mind.
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Dave Albertson
George Harding
Louis Stoll
Stoll
H. S. Howe
Mr. Stoll
Henry Koenig
Harding
Albertson
Howe
Illinois
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Tames Wounds and Burns
Antiseptic healing claim for sores burns piles eczema and salt rheum promoted by Havercamp's Prescription Drug Store. Sold for 25 cents as a versatile medicinal salve.
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Bucklen
Arnica
Havercamp
Christmas holiday travels spark small-town gatherings
Columbus Junction residents journey to visit relatives in Allerton Clearfield Washington Muscatine and Fairport while others depart for Kansas City Gallatan Ashland and Glendon. Local editors and sheriff make brief stops as families gather for Christmas season travel.
Illinois visit brings relatives and Drake students home
Mrs Harry Simmons and her daughter Iona travel from Illinois to visit relatives. Miss Mabel Foster and Miss Helen Johnson, students at Drake University, arrive Tuesday to spend Christmas holidays with their parents.
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Harry Simmons
Iona
Illinois
Mabel Foster
Helen Johnson
Drake University
Executor appointed seeks claims against Hiram Cromer estate
S L Johnson is named executor of the Hiram Cromer estate and asks all claimants to file claims with the County Clerk at once and to settle debts with the executor promptly.
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Hiram Cromer
S. L. Johnson
GFORGIANA Chef Endorses Gold Medal Flour
The chef named Veronica endorses Gold Medal Flour as the sole choice, highlighting the product's quality and consistency.
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Gforgiana
Veronica
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Kinross
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Oberlin
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Oberlin College
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Wellman
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Arden
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Radcliff, In
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C. E. Mosher
West Liberty
F. E. Nebergall
Tipton
George Fitzgerald
George Jarrard
F. Lee Gardner
Cornell, Lll
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Eau Claire
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McKibben
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St. Louis
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East Fifth Street
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Nellie McCleary
Helen Deller
Louise Biass
Freda Pagel
Curt Dietrich
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Hazey Terry
Mabel Nicklas
Esther Schmeichel
Shining Star
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